Pelosi: New Iran NIE Suggests There is Time for a New Policy Toward Iran

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the
following statement today on the Bush Administration's release of a National
Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program:

"While we should harbor no illusions about the intentions of some Iranian
leaders, the new Iran NIE suggests there is time for a new policy toward Iran
that deters it from restarting its nuclear program while also improving
relations overall.

"The NIE also illustrates the effectiveness of international monitoring and
targeted sanctions to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction. These tools, and efforts such as the Nunn-Lugar program to secure
loose nuclear materials that Congress expanded this year through the passage
of the 9/11 Commission recommendations legislation, can be employed
successfully to deter the production or acquisition of the components needed
for nuclear weapons."

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